Washing-machine



(No Model.)

J. H. WOODBURY.

v WASHING MACHINE. No. 265,910. Patented Oct. 10, 1882.

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JOHN H. \VOODBURY, OF MULBERRY GROVE, KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 265,910, dated October10, 1882.

Application filed May 15, 1882. (No model.) in

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN H. WOODBURY, of Mulberry Grove, in the county ofCrawford and State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and usefulImprovements in Washing Machines; and I do hereby declare that thefollowin gis a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is alongitudinal vertical section of my improved washing-machine; and Fig. 2is a perspective view of the reciprocating rubber detached from thesudsbox, with one of its hinged lids open.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both thefigures.

Myinvention relates to reciprocating-rubber washing-machines; and itconsists in an improved construction of the reciprocating rubher, ashereinafter more fully described and claimed.

A represents the suds-box, which may he of any desired size andconstruction.

B is the reciprocating rubber, which has an iron shaft, (J, the ends ofwhich work in vertical bearing-slots in the sides of the suds-box,which, to prevent wear, should be faced with iron. The rubber isprovided with slanting uprights D D, which are connected by a crossbar,E, which forms a handle for operating it. It is also provided with twoor moreinside dashcrs or agitators, F 'F, which have their outer endsscalloped or indented, as shown at a a, to break the body ofwater withinthe rubber as it is stirred or agitated by the flasher-blades F.

The curved or rounded top of the rubber is provided with hinged lids orcovers H H, the free outer ends of which are fastened down upon thesides of the rubber by turn-buttons hh or other suitable fasteningdevices. When these lids are thrown open they may be held in place byhooks i, hung upon the slanting uprights D D, which in turn may behooked upon the dash-board at one end of the suds-box.

By reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings the object and advantages of thisconstruction will readily be understood. Byopening one of the hingedcovers H and tilting the rubber back into the position therein shown theuppermost dasher-board or agitator F forms a shelf or ledge upon whichthe clothes may be deposited after washing to drain into the tub. Byclosing down the lid H they are kept free from dust; or this lid, whenopen, may itself be used as a shell or receptacle for the washedclothes,the waterin which will drain down the incline into the tubbelow.

Having thus'described my invention, Iclaim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States- In a reciprocating-rubberwashing-machine, the rubber B, having slanting uprights D D, connectedon top by the handle or crossbar E, agitators or dasher-boards F, andhinged covers H H, constructed and arranged substantially as and for thepurpose herein shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaflixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. WOODBURY. Witnesses:

FRANK SHEDD,

iUDoLPH B RoKLE.

